doff
verb- doff something
to take off a piece of clothing; to take off your hat, especially to show respect for somebody/something 脱(帽)致意 He doffed his hat to her as she passed in her carriage. 当她坐着马车经过时,他向她脱帽致敬。 - (figurative)
I'd like to doff my hat to modern science. 我想向现代科学脱帽致敬。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDoff is used with these nouns as the object:- cap
- hat
Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of do off. Compare with don ‘to put on’.